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TIL Samuel L Jackson has a clause in all his movie contracts stating that he gets 2 days off a week to play golf and the producers have to pay for it

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Me41K TIL that same-sex sexual activity is punishable by death in Iran, but Iranians can get a state-sponsored sex change operation to avoid punishment. Iran performs more sex reassignment surgeries than any other country in the world after Thailand.
475b TIL the South Pacific island of Vanuatu banned the imports of western junk food as a way to combat future health problems.
ep086 TIL that the new Rolls-Royce Ghost soundproofing was so overengineered that occupants in the car found the near-total silence disorienting, and some felt sick. Acoustic engineers had to go back and work on "harmonizing" various sounds in the car to add a continuous soft whisper.
4Zww TIL that none of the paintings Bob Ross painted on air were spontaneous. He would refer to a painting he created earlier that was hidden off camera.
W8ZX TIL the President of the United States serves as the honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America during his term in office.